Police search for suspects in shooting death of man fixing car

Police were searching Tuesday for suspects in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man who law enforcement officials say was working on a car in the driveway of his house in Gary at the time of the incident.

Johnny Ware, 25, was shot to death in the driveway of his house in the 1500 block of West 2nd Avenue when someone came up to the house Monday night and fired one shot, police said.

Ware was struck by the bullet in his head, according to police.

Police and Lake County coroner's officials responded to the scene at about 10:30 p.m. Monday, and Ware was pronounced dead at 11:40 p.m. Monday at the scene, according to the coroner's office.

As of Tuesday morning, no one was in custody. Gary police Lt. Thomas Pawlak said officials did not yet have a motive for the shooting.

Police were asking anyone who knew anything about the incident to contact them with the information at the Gary-Lake Metro Homicide Unit at 219-755-3852.

A version of this article appeared in print on December 23, 2015, in the News section of the Chicago Tribune with the headline "Police search for suspects in shooting death of man fixing car - Gary" —
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